1988 Hong Kong Masters

{{short description|Invitational snooker tournament}}

{{Infobox Individual Snooker Tournament

|tournament_name=Hong Kong Masters

|logo=

|dates=August 1988

|venue=Queen Elizabeth Stadium

|country=Hong Kong

|organisation=Matchroom Sport and WPBSA

|format=Non-ranking event

|Total prize fund=

|winners_share=

|highest_break={{flagathlete|Jimmy White|ENG}} 118

|winner={{flagathlete|Jimmy White|ENG}}

|runner_up={{flagathlete|Neal Foulds|ENG}}

|score=6–3

|previous=1987

|next=1990

}}

The 1988 Hong Kong Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament held in August 1988 at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Hong Kong.{{cite news |author= |title=Snooker |work=The Guardian |location=London |date=6 August 1988 |page=15}} Eight professional players and eight local amateur players participated. Jimmy White won the title, defeating Neal Foulds 6–3 in the final.{{cite book |last1=Hayton |first1=Eric |last2=Dee |first2=John |date=2004 |title=The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History |publisher=Rose Villa Publications|isbn=978-0954854904 |page=156}}

The highest {{cuegloss|break}} of the tournament was 118 by Jimmy White.

Prize Fund

The tournament was sponsored by UK industrial group Lep.{{cite news |last=Everton |first=Clive |title=Snooker |work=The Guardian |location=London |date=29 July 1988 |page=16}} Prize money was awarded as follows:{{cite book |editor=Terry Smith |date=1988 |title=Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Sixth Edition) |location=Aylesbury |publisher=Pelham Books |isbn=0720719445 |page=134}}

  • Winner: £28,751
  • Runner-up: £10,714
  • Semi-final: £7,143
  • Quarter-final: £3,571
  • Highest break: £2,714

Main draw

{{16TeamBracket-NoSeeds

|RD1=First round
Best of 5 frames

|RD2=Quarter-finals
Best of 5 frames

|RD3=Semi-finals
Best of 9 frames

|RD4=Final
Best of 11 frames

|team-width=170

|score-width=

|RD1-team01= {{flagathlete|Steve Davis|ENG}}

|RD1-score01= 3

|RD1-team02= {{flagathlete|M. Tak Man|HKG|1959}}

|RD1-score02= 0

|RD1-team03= {{flagathlete|Neal Foulds|ENG}}

|RD1-score03= 3

|RD1-team04= {{flagathlete|Franky Chan|HKG|1959}}

|RD1-score04= 0

|RD1-team05= {{flagathlete|Willie Thorne|ENG}}

|RD1-score05= 3

|RD1-team06= {{flagathlete|Kenny Kwok|HKG|1959}}

|RD1-score06= 2

|RD1-team07= {{flagathlete|Tony Meo|ENG}}

|RD1-score07= 3

|RD1-team08= {{flagathlete|Sunny Tong|HKG|1959}}

|RD1-score08= 2

|RD1-team09= {{flagathlete|John Parrott|ENG}}

|RD1-score09= 3

|RD1-team10= {{flagathlete|Lam Hong Man |HKG|1959}}

|RD1-score10= 0

|RD1-team11= {{flagathlete|Dennis Taylor|NIR}}

|RD1-score11= 3

|RD1-team12= {{flagathlete|Ivan Li |HKG|1959}}

|RD1-score12= 0

|RD1-team13= {{flagathlete|Terry Griffiths|WAL}}

|RD1-score13= 3

|RD1-team14= {{flagathlete|Chan Chor Kwan |HKG|1959}}

|RD1-score14= 0

|RD1-team15= {{flagathlete|Jimmy White|ENG}}

|RD1-score15= 3

|RD1-team16= {{flagathlete|Pong Sut Ming |HKG|1959}}

|RD1-score16= 1

|RD2-team01= {{flagathlete|Steve Davis|ENG}}

|RD2-score01= 2

|RD2-team02= {{flagathlete|Neal Foulds|ENG}}

|RD2-score02= 3

|RD2-team03= {{flagathlete|Willie Thorne|ENG}}

|RD2-score03= 3

|RD2-team04= {{flagathlete|Tony Meo|ENG}}

|RD2-score04= 0

|RD2-team05= {{flagathlete|John Parrott|ENG}}

|RD2-score05= 1

|RD2-team06= {{flagathlete|Dennis Taylor|NIR}}

|RD2-score06= 3

|RD2-team07= {{flagathlete|Terry Griffiths|WAL}}

|RD2-score07= 1

|RD2-team08= {{flagathlete|Jimmy White|ENG}}

|RD2-score08= 3

|RD3-team01= {{flagathlete|Neal Foulds|ENG}}

|RD3-score01= 5

|RD3-team02= {{flagathlete|Willie Thorne|ENG}}

|RD3-score02= 4

|RD3-team03= {{flagathlete|Dennis Taylor|NIR}}

|RD3-score03= 2

|RD3-team04= {{flagathlete|Jimmy White|ENG}}

|RD3-score04= 5

|RD4-team01= {{flagathlete|Neal Foulds|ENG}}

|RD4-score01= 3

|RD4-team02= {{flagathlete|Jimmy White|ENG}}

|RD4-score02= 6

}}

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